Australasia

Begbies Traynor Group (“Begbies Traynor” or the “Group”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Elaine Hanrahan as partner in its British Virgin Islands (BVI) office.

Bitcoin’s ascent to a fresh all-time high (ATH) to a whisker under $100,000 in November was fuelled by optimism surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, along with the Republican’s sweep of majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives.

In a bid to hold large organisations to account if they benefit from fraud, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) introduced a new corporate criminal offence of “failure to prevent fraud” (‘the offence’).

Following our previous deep-dive article on common issues and biases in unlisted valuations, we now look further at the teams of an investment manager (fund manager or super fund) who oversee unlisted valuations to ensure they are free from error and bias.